Northwestern led the local contingent in scholastic action Thursday, earning victories in both boys and girls soccer, along with field hockey.

Lehighton and Palmerton notched field hockey wins, while the Marian volleyball team had another strong showing.BOYS SOCCERBangor-NorthwesternNorthwestern scored three goals in the first half to defeat Bangor, 3-0 in a Colonial League game.Zach Creighton, Kenny Gawelko and Jeff Garcia all scored goals for the Tigers, while Gawelko, Andrew Goodolf and Brandon Shah added assists.The locals outshot the Slaters 18-1 in the game.Lehighton-PottsvillePottsville remained unbeaten in Schuylkill League play with a 6-0 win over Lehighton.Luke Joyce scored a hat trick for the Crimson Tide, while Collin Ebling, Pat Ryan and Kyle Eckley added a goal each for the winners. The Tide held an 11-3 edge in shots on goal.For the Indians (2-3 overall, 2-2 league), Zach Andrews had four saves in goal.Moravian Aca.-No. LehighMoravian Academy shut out Northern Lehigh 9-0 in Colonial League action.Carson Danaher led the Lions with a hat trick and an assist, while Cameron Rohotgi added a goal and an assist. Julius Ewungkem, Avi Singh, Selim Eris, Canyon Reeves and Michael Gable all had a goal apiece.Goalie Wesley Delans made 25 saves for the Bulldogs.Saucon Valley-PalmertonSaucon Valley blazed to a 7-0 win over Colonial League foe Palmerton.Christopher Alexander, Scott Grenestedt, Colin Zyck, Sean Cyphers, Austin Daniel and Jakob Raven all recorded goals for the Panthers in the win.Ryan Yacone stopped 13 shots on goal for the Blue Bombers, while counterpart Story Keaton had nine saves in the Panthers' goal.FIELD HOCKEYPen Argyl-NorthwesternNorthwestern's first-half score proved to be the game-winner, as the Tigers defeated Pen Argyl 1-0 in Colonial League action.Allison Acosta scored for the Lady Tigers with an assist from Shailin deWit, while teammate Taylor Page had four saves in goal in the shutout.For the Lady Green Knights, Macie Weber stopped 11 shots in the losing effort.The locals outshot their opponent 12-4 in the contest.Lehighton-BloomsburgLehighton nabbed a 2-0 nonleague win over Bloomsburg behind the scoring of Lauren Marks.Marks posted both goals for the winners, while teammate Michelle Bozileski made 13 saves in the Lehighton goal cage.With the win, the Tribe improves to 4-1 on the season.Pleasant Valley-NazarethPleasant Valley beat the Blue Eagles 3-2 in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference matchup.Sarah Kaye, Sarah Anderson and Joelle McKeever scored goals for the Bears, while McKeever and Meara Hanyon added assists.Abbey Shiffert and Peyton Mann scored Nazareth's goals.Pleasant Valley goal keeper Morgan Smith had nine saves, while Adrianna Johns had six stops for Nazareth.Palmerton-Northern LehighPalmerton and Northern Lehigh battled to overtime, before Palmerton scored a 1-0 Colonial League win over the hosts.Kailyn Kolnik recorded the game-winner off an assist from Sayler Burke in the extra session.Both teams managed to produce 11 corners in the outing, while the Lady Bulldogs had a 15-11 edge in shots.GIRLS SOCCERNo. Lehigh-Moravian Aca.Moravian Academy raced out to a strong lead before handing Northern Lehigh a 6-1 Colonial League loss.Maddie Tran, Rachel Burcaw, Luisa Capobianco and Izzy Khan all tallied early goals for the Lady Lions, while Seyla Valez added two late scores for the final tally.Northwestern-BangorNorthwestern shut out Colonial League opponent Bangor, 3-0.Abigail Chisdak, Sara Hathaway and Margaret Motolese all recorded goals for the Tigers, which held an 18-1 advantage in shots on goal.For the Lady Slaters, Montana Cassaro had 15 saves in the loss.Palmerton-Saucon ValleySaucon Valley shut out the Blue Bombers 5-0 in a Colonial League game.Brooke Riefenstahl had four goals for the Panthers and Mack Dickey had one goal.Palmerton managed just one shot in the game, while Saucon Valley had 22 shots with Kyla Brown stopped 19 shots.TENNISES South-Pleasant ValleyPleasant Valley handed East Stroudsburg South a 5-2 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference loss.Singles players Haley White and Riley Wagner both notched straight-set victories for the Bears, while Masani Francis won by forfeit.SINGLESMasani Francis (PV) won by forfeit; Haley White (PV) def. Lindsay Scerbo 6-3, 6-1; Riley Wagner (PV) def. Zarya Tom-Wing 6-2, 6-3.DOUBLESElena Boyer/Hannah Owasu-Afoyie (ESS) def. Rebecca Burger/Sabrina Heath 8-7 (7-4); Alyssa Wagner/Rebecca Makrides (PV) def. Madison Malsch/Meagan Vandermark 6-3, 6-0; Delaney Robbins/Tamara Reid (ESS) def. Cambry Galler/Grace Vento 6-4, 6-3; Kalleigh West/Arielle Holding (PV) def. Shayla Powell/Valerie Osario 6-0, 7-5.VOLLEYBALLLehighton-PottsvillePottsville won all three games against Lehighton, 25-22, 25-21, and 25-16 in a Schuylkill League contest.The Lady Indians (5-2 overall) were led individually by Sydney Vincent with seven kills and seven digs, while teammate Vanessa Ahner added four kills.Schuylkill Haven-MarianMarian earned a 25-6, 25-14, 25-11 Schuylkill League win over Schuylkill Haven.Jasmine Mooney put in a strong game with seven kills, 11 aces and six digs for the Fillies. Gianna Agosti put up 22 assists and three aces, while Nina Zeleniak's six digs and Carly Kosciolek's four kills and three blocks were also big for the winners.Saucon Vy.-NorthwesternSaucon Valley defeated Northwestern in a Colonial League battle, 3-1.No other information about the match was received by the Times News.Palmerton-Southern LehighSouthern Lehigh upended the Lady Bombers in a Colonial League match, 25-4, 25-7, 25-3.The Lady Spartans (3-2) got 10 aces from Cortney Kylish, while teammates Rose Rivera and Kate Miller both had five.Southern Lehigh's JV also picked up the win.Pleasant Vy.-Central Cath.Allentown Central Catholic handled Pleasant Valley in straight sets, 25-12, 25-13, 25-18 in an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference game.The Bears' Arianna Weaver finished with four kills, four digs and an ace. Cameron Caffrey contributed seven assists, five kills, two kills and an ace, while Des Powell had two kills and eight digs.Tamaqua-Blue MountainBlue Mountain upended Tamaqua in three games, 25-9, 25-9, and 25-6.The Lady Raiders received good showings from Emily Amershek with five kills, Ella McLaughlin with six digs and Kaitlyn Stauffenberg with two digs, seven assists, and an ace.GOLFMahanoy Area-Lourdes-TamaquaTamaqua earned a split against Lourdes Regional and Mahanoy Area as they defeated Mahanoy, 357-376, but dropped a 329-357 decision to Lourdes in a Schuylkill League match.Lourdes' Ryan Cuocco was medalist on the day, as he fired a low round 77.The Blue Raiders' Carson Schoener was immediately behind with a 78 to lead the locals.Lourdes 329, Tam. 357, Mahanoy 376TAMAQUACarson Schoener 78, Ryan Fredrickson 90, Tyler Disbrow 92, Nate Shellhammer 97.MAHANOY AREATyler McCole 84, Josh Jackavage 91, Kathryn McCarthy 93, Mackli Kufro 108.LOURDES REGIONALRyan Cuocco 77, Evan Solemone 78, Thomas Schultz 85, Selina Albert 89.Played at Mountain Valley, Par 72.Marian-Blue MountainKevin DiLorenzo shot a 72 to help Blue Mountain post a 341-381 victory over Marian.Collin McCarry finished with an 89 to lead the Colts.Blue Mountain 341, Marian 381MARIANCollin McCarry 89, Nick Kurzinsky 90, Jacob Artz 95, Luca Stroia 107.BLUE MOUNTAINKevin DiLorenzo 72, Sophie Orsulak 81, Derrick Yuengling 81, Kaleb Sophy 87, Kyle Rich 87.Played at Schuylkill Country Club